I am saying it is characteristic of unredeemed people to be ashamed of Christ.

And if a believer is ashamed of Christ, then he is behaving as if he were unredeined. Welcome to Grace to you with John MacArthur. I'm your host Phil Johnson.

It's been said that cowardice asks the question, is it safe?

And consensus asks the question, is it popular?

While courage asks the question, is it right?

John MacArthur has been showing you from 2 Timothy, Chapter 1 1 how you can be truly courageous for

Christ standing up for what's right the truth of Christ without fear. John

calls his current study on Ashamed.

Before we get started though, it's always a joy for us

to hear how God is using these teaching programs

in people's lives.

In fact, we hear from friends like you who tell us that you're encouraged whenever

we share testimonies from our listeners.

So, John, you have a few short letters there that I trust will encourage all of us.

Share them with us.

Yeah, this is always a joy for me.

Here's a letter from a lady named Faith Ann.

Thank you so much for your teaching about single people and married people from 1st Corinthians.

I really appreciate it being reminded that God provides for his people in a special way in that He gives us friends.

This is especially important to a single person like myself.

I have come to a deeper understanding of how much of a blessing the friends that God brings into our life truly are.

So I'm grateful and amazed even at God's mercy and gracious care of us.

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